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Examples of blowhard in a Sentence
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
Recent Examples of blowhard from the Web
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King Lear, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Richard II: each an overweening blowhard, undone by a combination of hubris and derangement.
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The NCAA, the most self-righteous organization of blowhards on this planet, nixed the speaking engagement for a typically senseless reason why every Power 5 Conference school in the nation should form its own governing body.
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Cox plays the character as an aging, stubborn blowhard who can’t fathom why anyone might not take him seriously.
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Cox plays the character as an aging, stubborn blowhard who can’t fathom why anyone might not take him seriously.
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The actor best known for his portrayal of blowhard entrepreneur Erlich Bachman in the HBO comedy will not be back for the upcoming fifth season.
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Fire Island and Provincetown were favored for their proximity to New York, but Key West — much more hospitable than a blowhard beached winter — was claimed as a celebratory playground.
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Apis is a blowhard, a bully and a fool, but still smarter than his three recruits, all of them mortally ill, presumably with nothing to lose.
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But Gingrich's bluster was no match for Kelly's steely sense of authority in dealing with blowhards.
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First Known Use of blowhard
1848
BLOWHARD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of blowhard for English Language Learners
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: a person who talks too much and who has strong opinions that other people dislike
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